0858 George Elmer TREFETHEN

Biography:

Born in Portland, Maine [Source 36: Maine Vital Records - Births]
Married Edith on 21 October 1889 in Newtonville, Massachusetts at age 22, She was 20, a clerk, born in Newtonville, daughter of Noah F. & Arzilla (AVERILL). 1st marriage for both. [Source 36: Massachusetts Marriage Records]
George was a clerk, son of John & Lydia (LIBBY).
Edith: 1869 - 1895. [Source 135]
Married Agnes on 10 October 1891 in Portland [Source 36: Maine Vital Records - Marriages (at Salt Lake City)]. One Source says she was the mother of Elmer, George Elmer TREFETHEN⁰⁸⁶⁰???... see children. A close descendant disagrees!. [Source 36 or 37]
Millie was born in Jan. 1877 & Hannah in 1877 [Source 135]
Source 135 writes: "He lost the store, the one he is standing in front of. My dad remembers being told about a disagreement with the Pillsbury Company, which is funny because my father ended up working for Pillsbury for 45 years. Also John F. TREFETHEN told me that the store was lost due to a love of 'wine, women and song'... in other words he couldn’t manage the business."
Went west with his wife Hannah, daughter Edith and son George. He’s buried in Lewis Cemetery in Independence, Minnesota [Source 135]
Do you think Mehitable TREFETHEN⁰⁷¹³ and Mehitable TREFETHEN⁰²⁷⁷ are the same person? I do. But now I am really confused. John H. TREFETHEN Sr.⁰⁸⁵⁶ his first wife was Meriam Batchelder - do you think there is some connection with Joseph Batchelder that you have listed as Mehitable’s husband⁰⁷¹³? I also received from Leitha Trefren about John TREFETHEN⁰⁸⁵⁶ that he "was a resident of Goosepond Settlement of Belfast, Maine. Also lived Swansville. Left there between 1830 - 40." Now, that is similar to what was written about Mehitable⁰⁷¹³. Also from military records I have received there were two Barchelders that served with the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia in the War of 1812 with a John "Trefeheren". They were privates in Captain E. Williams' Lieutenant Col. J. Ulmer’s Regiment from Sept. 2 - Sept.21, 1814 raised at Swanville service at Belfast. What do you make of all that? Now John⁰⁸⁵⁶ did divorce Meriam Batchelder and married Mehitable Littlefield. Yikes!! another Mehitable. There definitely is a strong relationship or hanky-panky going on with the TREFETHENs and the Batchelders. -- Clint TREFETHEN

George Elmer TREFETHEN0858 (15 November 1867 - 07 April 1935) Married Edith May BOSWORTH, Agnes STINSON, Millie C. C. & Hannah S. CARLS

George Elmer TREFETHEN⁰⁸⁵⁸
(15 November 1867 - 07 April 1935)
Married Edith May BOSWORTH, Agnes STINSON, Millie C. C. & Hannah S. CARLS